Reading Order
8 series · 133 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Deadly Appearances | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Murder at the Mendel / Love and Murder | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Wandering Soul Murders | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | A Colder Kind of Death | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | A Killing Spring | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Verdict in Blood | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Burying Ariel | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Glass Coffin | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Last Good Day | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Endless Knot | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | The Brutal Heart | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Nesting Dolls | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Kaleidoscope | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | The Gifted | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | 12 Rose Street | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | What's Left Behind | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | The Winners' Circle | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | A Darkness of the Heart | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | The Unlocking Season | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | An Image in the Lake | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | What’s Past Is Prologue | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | The Legacy | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
Charlie D Series
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| 1 | Love You to Death (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | One Fine Day You're Gonna Die (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Shadow Killer (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Thirteenth Rose (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon |
Gail Bowen Other Novels
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| 1 | 1919, The Love Letters Of George & Adelaide | 1987 | Buy from Amazon |
Gail Bowen Plays
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| 1 | Dancing in Poppies (Short Story) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon |
Gail Bowen Omnibus
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| 1 | The Early Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Further Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Gail Bowen Bundle | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries 6-Book Bundle Volume 3 | 2014 | Buy from Amazon |
Gail Bowen Non-Fiction Books
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| 1 | Sleuth (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon |
Akashic Noir Series
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| 1 | San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Seattle Noir | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Bronx Noir | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Chicago Noir | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Miami Noir: The Classics | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | D.C. Noir | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | London Noir | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Havana Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Detroit Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Paris Noir | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Boston Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Rome Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Portland Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Delhi Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Richmond Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Orange County Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | Moscow Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 37 | Haiti Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 38 | Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 39 | Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 40 | San Diego Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 41 | Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 42 | Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 43 | Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 44 | Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 45 | Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 46 | Long Island Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 47 | Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 48 | Kingston Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 49 | St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 50 | Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 51 | Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 52 | Manila Noir | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 53 | Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 54 | Twin Cities Noir | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 55 | Dallas Noir | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 56 | Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 57 | Singapore Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 58 | Prison Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 59 | Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 60 | Tehran Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 61 | Belfast Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 62 | Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 63 | Providence Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 64 | Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 65 | Memphis Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 66 | Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 67 | Marseille Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 68 | Beirut Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 69 | Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 70 | Brussels Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 71 | Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 72 | St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 73 | Prague Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 74 | San Juan Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 75 | Oakland Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 76 | Trinidad Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 77 | Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 78 | New Haven Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 79 | Montana Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 80 | Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 81 | Montreal Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 82 | Berlin Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 83 | São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 84 | Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 85 | Lagos Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 86 | Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 87 | Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 88 | Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 89 | Sydney Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 90 | Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 91 | Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 92 | Houston Noir | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 93 | Columbus Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 94 | Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 95 | Alabama Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 96 | Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 97 | Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 98 | Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
Gail Bowen Anthologies
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| 1 | Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Dame Was Trouble | 2018 | Buy from Amazon |
About the Author
Gail Bowen (1942-2019) was a prolific Canadian mystery writer known for her popular Joanne Kilbourn series. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she worked as a high school English teacher and newspaper reporter before turning to writing full-time. Bowen published over 50 mystery novels, short stories, and non-fiction works. The Joanne Kilbourn mysteries, set in a fictionalized version of Saskatoon, feature a female detective who investigates crimes with a keen eye and a strong sense of justice. Bowen received numerous awards for her writing, including the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel eight times and the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association for her lifetime achievement in the genre. Her works have been praised for their well-developed characters, gripping plots, and insightful portrayal of Canadian society.